About Everendium

Everendium is a free educational resource for the parts of life nobody quite prepares us for — planning ahead, caring for aging parents, serious illness, loss, and grief.

Our approach is simple: help first, provider second. Every article on this site is meant to answer a real question a real family is asking — not to sell you anything.

A free resource compiled by deathcare professionals.

Our Sources

Every article on Everendium lists its specific sources and reviewer credentials at the bottom of the page. Across the site, that sourcing draws from 213 distinct authoritative organizations and government agencies. Rather than list every one here, here's the full picture of who we draw from and why.

Government & Federal Agencies

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Medicare.gov) · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · Federal Trade Commission (FTC Funeral Rule) · Social Security Administration · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · IRS · U.S. Department of Labor · U.S. Department of State · Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · OrganDonor.gov · National POLST · National Park Service (NAGPRA)

Medical, Aging & Hospice Organizations

National Institute on Aging · National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization · Hospice Foundation of America · Center to Advance Palliative Care · American Psychological Association · Alzheimer's Association · National Alliance on Mental Illness · National Institute of Mental Health · Family Caregiver Alliance

Legal & Financial Organizations

American Bar Association · Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · National Association of Insurance Commissioners · National Council of Nonprofits

Funeral & Deathcare Industry Organizations

National Funeral Directors Association · International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association · Cremation Association of North America · Green Burial Council

Grief & Mental Health Support

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline · The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families · The Compassionate Friends · National Alliance for Grieving Children · The Conversation Project

Faith & Cultural Organizations

USCCB · Orthodox Church in America · Chabad.org · My Jewish Learning · Reform Judaism (URJ) · Islamic Society of North America · Hindu American Foundation · SikhNet · The Sikh Coalition · Buddhanet · The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · American Humanist Association · Center for Inquiry · InterfaithFamily

Veterans & Military

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · VA National Cemetery Administration · U.S. Department of Defense · National Native American Veterans Memorial (Smithsonian) · National Congress of American Indians · Indian Health Service

All 50 States + DC

Every state guide is sourced directly to that state's own official vital records office and state bar association — 102 individual government sources in total, one pair per state.

We link to primary sources wherever possible rather than summarizing secondhand. If you ever spot something that looks out of date, please let us know.